What characteristic describes a gray hat hacker?

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: CCNA CyberOpsWhat characteristic describes a gray hat hacker?

What characteristic describes a gray hat hacker?

  • individuals who commit cyber crimes but not for personal gain or to cause damage
  • individuals who use programming skills for good, ethical, and legal purposes
  • individuals who design risk adoption strategies
  • unethical criminals who violate computer and network security for personal gain or for malicious reasons

Explanation: Gray hat hackers are individuals who commit crimes and do arguably unethical things, but not for personal gain or to cause damage.

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